This figure holds the honor of least handled of all my convention exclusives. Why? Because it came with a nice little warning note from the club explaining that the toy had to be created with a more brittle type of plastic in order to achieve a vac-metallized finish. The result was a beautifully rendered reproduction of one of the craziest
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By KansasBrawler When we were kids, Blaster was KansasBrother’s one Battle Force 2000 figure. From what he can remember, Blaster was a gift from one of the cousins who knew he liked Joes. I never really knew all that much about Blaster as a kid and I don’t think I ever knew his origin until I asked KansasBrother about Blaster
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The original Storm Shadow figure for me is the perfect example of what I love about the 1980s GI Joe thing. Ninjas were and always are cool, masked bad guys in white are unique, and ninjas are cool. Could the figure be improved? That’s doubtful, with the exception of possibly adding a ball-jointed neck. 2005’s comic pack edition I don’t
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Timmy?! He’s trapped in the well?! That’s what I thought when I first saw this page. It’s actually an interesting image for a coloring book. You’ll have to use several black crayons to finish it up, however.
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The news of a possible return of Kay-Bee toys reminds me of the defunct chain’s mall stores and the oddities often found within. A visit was equally likely to result in deep disappointment at finding the same-old same-old for ridiculous prices as it was shock and surprise at happening upon a rare or unusual item. KB is the place that
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By KansasBrawler Intellectually, I knew there were probably more members of Battle Force 2000 than just my Dee-Jay and KansasBrother’s Blaster. However, they weren’t ever on the pegs when I was a kid, so I never really knew all that much about that subteam. As such, the only other guy I knew was part of Battle Force 2000 was Dodger,
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Here’s another example of Action Force in an Argos catalog, although this time sharing a page with the A-Team and Masters of the Universe. He-Man and company appear to be a couple years behind their US release schedule. So my question to UK readers this time: were Hannibal, B.A., Murdock and Face as popular overseas as they were here in
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Marvel Age was the company’s monthly advertising book, a concept that took the in-house ad to the next level. Among the what’s-on-sale features were previews of upcoming comics as well as interviews with creators. Over the course of its run, the mag ran updates on the GI Joe comic. This article appeared in issue 34, which according to Mike’s Amazing
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It’s not another April Fool’s Day prank, but a real incentive variant cover for the IDW/Dynamite crossover you didn’t know you needed. Now, in all honesty I would have preferred a mid-70s Adventure Team or Super Joe for this concept, but ARAH is the most well-known, so I understand the choice. But man, could you imagine Steve Austin going up
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Man it’s amazing just how many Sio Bibble figures Hasbro has produced over the years! With the release of super-articulated versions back in the Vintage Collection as well as more recent offerings like the six-inch Black Series edition, the breakout star of Episode I has seen plenty of toy iterations. My favorite however remains the OG Bibble, released in 2000
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